Photo: Nicholas Payton

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15, for Jazz at the Bistro’s 2008-2009 season.

Here are some of the shows on the way:

– Nnenna Freelon, 8:30 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. Dec. 3-Dec. 6, $30

– The Bad Plus, 8:30 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. Jan. 7-10, $30

– Charlie Hunter, 8:30 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. Jan. 21-24, $25

– Terence Blanchard Quintet, 8:30 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. Feb. 4-7, $30

– Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary with Ravi Coltrane, Nicholas Payton, Steve Wilson, Peter Bernstein, Bill Charlap, Peter Washington, and Lewis Nash, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 (at the Sheldon Concert Hall), $40

– Yellowjackets featuring Mike Stern, 8:30 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. April 29-May 2, $35

– Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band, 8:30 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. Nov. 19-22, $35

Tickets are available through Metrotix outlets, www.metrotix.com, 314-534-1111, and at the Jazz St. Louis/Jazz at the Bistro offices at 3547 Olive, Suite 260.

Get the full lineup at www.jazzstlouis.org.

Photo: Poncho Sanchez